British and Colonial Antecedents of American Liberties
 

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1623

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Pulton, Ferdinando. De Pace Regis et Regni viz. A Treatise Declaring Which be the Great and Generall Offences of the Realme, and the Chiefe Impediments of the Peace of the King and the Kingdome. 4th ed. London: Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1623. Private collection.

First published in 1609, Ferdinando Pulton's (1536–1618) treatise provides a discussion of offenses current with all the developments in criminal law in the latter half of the sixteenth century. Thorough and well-organized, it constituted a major addition to the literature of criminal law. This copy is on loan from a private library.

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Item from private collection, used with permission.

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